Category Archives: Social Justice

THE LIGHTWORKER’S MANIFESTO by Karen Walrond

Posted on April 7, 2022 by OnlyGoodBooks

While many people are struggling these days—and have been for months and months, really—so many are still fighting the good fight and trying to do good things.  We live in difficult times, and sometimes it’s hard to find joy or … Continue reading →

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HOW THE OTHER HALF LEARNS by Robert Pondiscio

Posted on October 14, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

Maybe you’ve never heard of the Success Academy Charter Schools network or its controversial leader, Eva Moskowitz. Or maybe you have. Maybe you think Eva is the devil incarnate, or maybe you are a fan. As someone who’s been involved … Continue reading →

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MY LATEST BOOK…

Posted on July 28, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

“Whether you know much about charter schools or not, you have probably—at some point in your life—wondered: Why is K-12 education the way it is? Why isn’t it more the way I want it to be? People have asked themselves … Continue reading →

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EVICTED by Matthew Desmond

Posted on December 2, 2017 by OnlyGoodBooks

Having just finished DREAMLAND, about the opioid crisis, I turned to EVICTED, the 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winner subtitled Poverty and Profit in the American City. You could say I’m a glutton for bad news, but it’s more like I’m trying to … Continue reading →

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THE LEAVERS by Lisa Ko

Posted on August 1, 2017 by OnlyGoodBooks

Sometimes, especially when you’re in pain, it’s hard to accept help. Lisa Ko’s engrossing first novel, THE LEAVERS, is about that phenomenon—and also about trust and betrayal, fear and longing, adoption, illegal immigration, mother-son relationships, feeling lost and uncertain, trying … Continue reading →

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